Input validation error in Oracle Solaris and Wireshark - CVE-2015-3814
Published: May 26, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40764
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3814
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Wireshark.org
Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Oracle Solaris
Wireshark
Oracle Solaris
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The (1) dissect_tfs_request and (2) dissect_tfs_response functions in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 interpret a zero value as a length rather than an error condition, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3814
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74631
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-17.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11110
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03